Accessibility statementSkip to main content Democracy Dies in Darkness johnbrown Politics White House Donald Trump Democracy in America Courts & Law National Security Elections Trump administration holds up Patriot missiles for Ukraine Delays in approving transfers from partner countries coincide with a worsening rupture between President Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky. October 19, 2026 at 6:33 p.m. EDTOctober 19, 2026 8 min Summary 3,060 A Kyiv shopping mall, badly damaged by a Russian missile attack, on Monday. (Gleb Garanich/Reuters) By Michael Birnbaum, Francesca Ebel and John Hudson The Trump administration has not approved the transfer of interceptor missiles to Ukraine that are needed to protect the country from Russian missile and drone attacks, officials said Monday, a delay that comes as President Donald Trump has embraced Russia and slammed Ukraine in recent weeks. Get concise answers to your questions. Try Ask The Post AI. At least some of the trans...
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Democracy Dies in Darkness johnbrown Politics White House Donald Trump Democracy in America Courts & Law National Security Elections Trump administration holds up Patriot missiles for Ukraine Delays in approving transfers from partner countries coincide with a worsening rupture between President Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky. October 19, 2026 at 6:33 p.m. EDTOctober 19, 2026 8 min Summary 3,044 A Kyiv shopping mall, badly damaged by a Russian missile attack, on Monday. (Gleb Garanich/Reuters) By Michael Birnbaum, Francesca Ebel and John Hudson The Trump administration has not approved the transfer of interceptor missiles to Ukraine that are needed to protect the country from Russian missile and drone attacks, officials said Monday, a delay that comes as President Donald Trump has embraced Russia and slammed Ukraine in recent weeks. At least some of the transfers of Patriot interceptor missiles are from countries friendly to Ukraine that require Defense Secret...
[Optimistic News from Quora re Ukraine]
Mats Andersson · Follow Visited 24 European countries 4y Why won't Ukraine just surrender to Russia? You do realise that this question has been asked daily on Quora since February 24th, and that it's only gone more stupid and desperate each time? Ukraine doesn't surrender because they are winning . Russia is losing, and their situation gets worse daily. Both on the ground, and politically. At the beginning, some people were asking about “when things get back to normal". That's never going to happen. Putin has put Russia in a new and unpleasant future, and it's getting bleaker by the day. 653.9K views View 6,222 upvotes View 24 shares
Why Zelensky Took the Gloves Off This Time With Trump
Staying quiet is riskier than speaking up, Ukrainian officials say, as President Trump goes further than ever in prioritizing Russia’s interests. Credit... President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine at the European Union summit in Brussels last week. Ludovic Marin/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images By Maria Varenikova , The New York Times Reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine Oct. 20, 2026 Updated 4:39 p.m. ET Original article contains useful links Ukraine has been here before with President Trump. But this time, as the American leader plays down Russian violence and makes it harder for Kyiv to respond, Ukrainian leaders have taken a different tack. They have punched back. A senior Ukrainian official likened it to a last chance to sound an alarm as a tsunami approaches. Even before the latest blowup with Mr. Trump, things were looking difficult for Ukraine. Daily strikes were ravaging its energy infrastructure and economy. Ukrainian air defenses were depleted. A difficult winter was ...